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By Aynur Jafarova

The cooperation between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in various fields was high on the agenda of the meeting of Azerbaijani Parliamentary Speaker Ogtay Asadov and his Kazakh counterpart Kabybulla Jakupov.

During the meeting which was held in Baku on June 12 Asadov said the two countries enjoy deeply-rooted bonds.

"The two countries' peoples enjoy friendly relations," he noted.

He expressed hope that both countries would further improve the potential of the cooperation.

Asadov also thanked Kazakhstan for supporting Azerbaijan's just position on settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Jakupov, in turn, stressed the role of the presidents of both countries and inter-parliamentary ties in developing relations between the two countries.

He also hailed the two countries' mutual support within international organizations.

Azerbaijanis and Kazakhs are both Turkic-speaking nations and share close historical, religious, and cultural ties. Both are the littoral states of the Caspian Sea and possess a common maritime border.

About 130,000 ethnic Azerbaijanis live in Kazakhstan.

A solid legal basis has been established between the two countries. Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have signed more than 90 documents. These documents positively affect the development of trade relations between the two countries.